Calls for more homes to be built as CSO release figures on construction in past decade

There were 92.3% more new apartments built in 2017 than in 2016, new figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show.

The Statistical Yearbook of Ireland 2018 shows the number of new houses granted planning permission last year rose by 23.7% while there was a 37% increase in the number of new apartments granted permission.